Google’s most recent doodle contains both the rainbow colours of the LGBT community and includes a quote from the Olympic Charter.

Google debuted it’s most recent doodle on the eve of the opening ceremonies in Sochi, playing on both the colours and the controversy surrounding the Winter Games.

Using the vibrant colours of the Sochi Olympic Games’ website, which includes a different colour for each sport, Google’s retro-themed doodle includes six sketches of different sports each with their own colour.

Under the search bar Google has also included a quote from the Olympic Charter, which along with the rainbow of colours, appears to be directed at Russia’s recently passed anti-gay law.

The Charter reads: "The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.”

Within minutes of the new doodle people took to Twitter expressing their support of the search engine’s new look and what is perceived as Google’s support for gay rights.

On Thursday UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned discrimination against homosexuals during a speech to the International Olympic Committee. He said that “many professional athletes, gay and straight, are speaking out against prejudice.”

The law, which was passed last June, stigmatizes gay people and bans "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations." It is part of an effort to promote traditional Russian values over Western ideals, which the Kremlin believes is corrupting Russian youth.

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